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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2005-09-12 human Annette Alafaci updated 2026-02-24 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004589b.htm person Anderson John Robert FAA AACR2 5 March 1928 26 February 2007 Place of Birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Chemist John Anderson was Honorary Fellow of Chemistry at Monash University in the late 1990s and a former Chief of the Division of Material Sciences at CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) from 1970 to 1978. His areas of interest were in catalysis, surface science, materials science and fuel chemistry. 1952 1955 Award - Royal Dutch/Shell Fellow 1955 1955 Award - Ramsay Memorial Fellow for Great Britain 1964 1969 Career position - Professor of Chemistry, Flinders University in South Australia 1967 1969 Career position - Chairman, School of Physics, Flinders University 1970 1986 Career position - Chief of the Division of Tribophysics/Material Sciences at CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) 1972 1972 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1979 1980 Career position - Acting Director of the CSIRO Institute of Physical Science 1987 1993 Career position - Professor of Chemistry, Monash University c. 1994 Career position - Honorary Fellow of Chemistry, Monash University 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society through science and chemistry Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1972 - 2007

 Institute of Physical Sciences - CSIRO, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1978 - 1988)

Acting Director of the CSIRO Institute of Physical Sciences, 1979 - 1980

 CSIR/O Division of Tribophysics, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1948 - 1978)

Chief 21 May 1970 - 1978; then Chief Division of Material Sciences 1978 - 1986.

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 Anderson, J R (1928-)

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 'Anderson, John Robert', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Anderson, John Robert Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links] Australian Academy of Science The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links] Canberra Australian Academy of Science 2019 Journal Article: John Robert Anderson 1928-2007 Avery, Neil R.; Jackson, W. Roy; and Spurling, Thomas H. John Robert Anderson 1928-2007 2014 Historical Records of Australian Science 25 2 253-63